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Tim Connelly said recently that he had already exceeded his dreams by becoming the assistant general manager of an NBA team three years ago. The 36-year-old Baltimore native might be raising his career bar again. Connelly, who never played on the college or pro level after graduating from Towson Catholic, was named Monday as the new executive vice president of basketball operations for the Denver Nuggets. Connelly had spent the past three years with the New Orleans Pelicans — formerly the Hornets. "I want to thank the Kroenke family for this incredible opportunity and for putting their faith in me to help lead the Nuggets to new heights," Connelly said in a statement...

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